My good friend and co-editor Peter Rosset recently responded to this article in the New York Times. His letter wasn't published, but deserves to be read. So here it is:

Dear Sirs:

The recent upward spiral of prices for corn tortillas, the basic staple of the Mexican population, has garnered a lot of international media attention ("Thousands in Mexico City Protest Rising Food Prices," NY Times, February 1, 2007).

Sadly, most stories have missed the point. ... read more »

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Posted on 9 February, 2007 - 21:03

Here's something I've been keeping an eye on - the rising price of food in Mexico. There's a great deal more going on than recent coverage suggests. It's not simply a case of corn biofuel purchasing in the US causing a price rise in Mexico. The market isn't operating that straightforwardly. Here's one of the better analyses about it in English. It's up at Portside but I've re-posted it here, in full. I'm hoping to be able to plug the gaps in this analysis, with articles in La Jornada like this one by Alejandro Nadal. In the meantime, though, here's the basic 411.

Update
Here are some more links to relevant articles in La Jornada, here, here, here, here and here, courtesy of Peter Rosset, whose latest book, after selling out the first print run, is now available again. ___________________ ... read more »

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Posted on 2 February, 2007 - 07:14